Step 4: Sew the pillow cases

Step 5: The sound effect

There are many ways to make the sound effect work. I decided to use a very simple one with a finished module, but can of course build it yourself. Fi...

In this instructable I'm going to show you, how to make your own set of minesweeper pillows. I guarantee you, that you will have a lot of fun, seeing your friends jump up, after they made themselves comfortable on the wrong pillow.

If you don't know how to sew, don't worry you don't necessarily need to.

Step 1: What you need

Material

pillows

light grey fabric for the pillows (You can of course use finished ones, but bear in mind that if you are planning to applique with a sewing machine it is going to be harder) The amount of fabric you need depends on the size of the pillows you are planning to make.

stuffing (if you want to make the pillows yourself)

zippers (optinal)

green, blue, red and black fabric (The amount you need depends on the size of your pillows, just take a look at the next step)

thread in the above colours (optional)

fusible web e.g. Heat N Bond or Steam a Seam 2 (I've used Steam a Seam 2, because it was easier for me to get)

Stuff for the sound effect

at least one audio recording and playing device (check out the second picture)

litz wire

a push-button

hot glue

Duct Tape

something to house your device in (I've used an Altoids tin, but if you have something that is not conductive, you should use it)

a plastic container (take a look at step five)

Velcro (optional)

fusible interfacing (optional)

Tools

sewing machine (optional)

scissors

soldering iron

Step 2: Design templates

I've attached the vector file for the flag and the numbers.
In order to open it you need inkscape (amazing freeware tool). If you don't have it, you can download it here: www.inkscape.org/download/

The proportion between the grey background and the numbers/ the flag is the original one. So just scale the pictures according to your pillow size.